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Between 2020-21, the NZIP Programme supported a cohort of 12 research/council partnerships on their net-zero journeys.
Barnsley Council and Leeds Beckett University
Low-energy Housing - to design and oversee the construction and evaluation of a new, low-energy housing estate in Barnsley, using the latest research and innovation in insulation and renewable energy.
Cambridge Council and UCL
Procurement Carbon Calculator - to develop and test a framework to estimate the emissions from procured goods and services and enable informed discussion with suppliers on how to reduce them.
Colchester Council and University of Essex
Supporting Schools - to enable two local primary schools embed environmental education, reduce their environmental impact—and have fun.
Cornwall Council and University of Essex
Public Health - to provide evidence for decision-makers to focus beyond short-term outcomes and understand the potential implications of climate change mitigation and adaptation on health and the subsequent impacts across a broad range of sectors and services.
Durham Council and University of Durham
Impact of Home Working - to measure the real energy consumption impacts of home working to help with future energy scenario planning.
Hertfordshire Council and University of Hertfordshire
Care Home Energy Efficiency - to work with care homes to identify any areas of wastage and then present options to reduce energy consumption and increase efficiency.
Lewes and Eastbourn Councils and University of Sussex
Community Finance - to explore a range of alternative financing mechanisms and evaluating them for use on a variety of sustainability projects that may or may not generate a financial return.
London Borough of Lambeth and London South Bank University
Housing Retrofit and Jobs - to address the urgent need to expand the capacity of local supply chains to deliver net zero retrofits at scale, pace and quality, and to connect local residents to these jobs.
London Borough of Sutton and UCL
Modelling Housing Retrofit
North of Tyne Combined Authority and Northumbria University
Decarbonisation Training
South Gloucester Council and University of West of England
Community Engagement - to develop effective communication strategies focussed on three priority challenges - overcoming resistance to active travel measures, barriers to the uptake of low carbon home retrofitting initiatives and raising the profile of the climate emergency within the Local Strategic Partnership.
Worcester City Council and University of Worcester
E-bikes Scheme - to look at both ‘business miles’ and staff commutes to improve local uptake of e-bike schemes.